Adam Zellick QC Call Date: 2000 Silk Date: 2017

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1 LONDON & SINGAPORE Adam Zellick QC Call Date: 2000 Silk Date: 2017 Adam Zellick has a strong, broad-based commercial practice. He is equally at home in all forms of commercial dispute resolution whether commencing in the Commercial Court, the Chancery Division, the Queen s Bench Division or in international arbitration and his cases include the heaviest, multi-party, expert-intensive, high value, publicity-sensitive commercial actions and arbitrations. Adam aims to bring a client-focused, pragmatic, thorough and good-humoured approach to every case. AREAS O F EXPERT ISE Banking & finance Commercial dispute resolution Fraud: civil Insurance and reinsurance International arbitration Professional negligence Aviation REC O MMENDAT IO NS Chambers and Partners Adam is ranked in Chambers & Partners 2019 in Banking & Finance and was previously awarded Banking and Finance Junior of the Year Adam was listed by Chambers and Partners 2014 as a recommended junior in Aviation, Banking & Finance, Civil Fraud and Commercial Dispute Resolution. Commentary from Chambers and Partners 2014 and previous years has included: Adam is procedurally spot-on and commercially astute, has a good sense of humour and is always a pleasure to work with. (Chambers & Partners 2014, Aviation) recommended at the set is Adam Zellick, who is very bright and tenacious (Chambers & Partners 2013, Aviation)

2 Adam s strongest point is his ability to analyse complex issues to the point of simplicity. He s great to work with, incredibly bright, user-friendly and commercial, and excellent with clients. An excellent commercial junior. (Chambers & Partners 2014, Commercial Dispute Resolution) Others involved in heavyweight litigation include Adam Zellick, a confident advocate, who is very hardworking and someone who is prepared to stand up to silks and judges. (Chambers & Partners 2013, Commercial Dispute Resolution) He is exceedingly bright and has a very impressive work ethic. He is charming to deal with, but also highly effective. (Chambers & Partners 2014, Fraud: civil) Adam Zellick is a street fighter with fantastic client-side skills: You can put him in front of all levels of client and he gets his message across really well. (Chambers & Partners 2013, Banking and Finance) T he extremely bright Adam Zellick rolls his sleeves up and is very tenacious. Sources add: He is tactically spot-on and offers a strong commercial point of view. He is a market favourite (Chambers and Partners 2012, Banking and Finance) T hose who instruct Adam Zellick endorse him as a tenacious junior who gets stuck in. Solicitors say that he always adds value. (Chambers and Partners 2012, Commercial Dispute Resolution) Adam Zellick is adaptable, intelligent and incredibly user-friendly. Solicitors praise his incredible work ethic and his ability to deliver a perfect work product time after time. (Chambers and Partners 2011, Commercial Dispute Resolution) Adam is highly intelligent and incredibly user-friendly. (Chambers and Partners 2010) Adam is smart and user-friendly and is particularly adept at civil fraud and freezing injunctions (Chambers and Partners 2009) Adam Zellick is a junior pegged for future stardom (Chambers and Partners 2008, which further described him as bringing a perceptive and nuanced touch to an extensive commercial practice. ) Legal 500 Adam Zellick is ranked in the Legal 500 for 2018 in the following 5 categories: Aviation, Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Civil Fraud, and International Arbitration. Commentary from the Legal 500 includes the following: Very bright and creative. (Legal , Aviation) Bright, dedicated and very focused on achieving client objectives. (Legal , Banking & Finance) Advocates and advises in a genuine manner that wins attention. (Legal , Commercial Litigation) Brilliant very knowledgeable and has an excellent memory for detail. (Legal , Civil Fraud)

3 Brings strategic insight, is user friendly and has a grasp of detail. (Legal , International Arbitration) His impressive intellectual abilities are matched by his charm and thoroughness. (Legal 500, 2015, Banking and finance) Great to work with, incredibly bright, user-friendly and commercial. (Legal 500, 2015, Commercial litigation) Procedurally brilliant, extraordinarily hardworking, and a pleasure to work with. (Legal 500, 2015, Fraud: civil) He is experienced across a range of sectors, including major insurance arbitrations. (Legal 500, 2015, International arbitration) Very bright and creative, and a real street fighter. (Legal 500, 2014, Banking and Finance) A highly regarded commercial disputes barrister with good experience in arbitration. (Legal 500, 2014, International Arbitration) An excellent, proactive barrister, who is always a pleasure to work with (Legal 500, 2014, Commercial Arbitration) One of the best team players at the Bar. (Legal 500, 2014, Civil Fraud) Extremely intelligent, pragmatic, friendly and approachable (Legal 500, 2014, Aviation) Adam Zellick is procedurally brilliant and commercially astute, and has the ability to provide detailed, accurate and intuitive pleadings in a timely manner (Legal 500, 2013, Aviation) Adam Zellick has excellent attention to detail (Legal 500, 2012, Aviation) exceedingly bright (Legal 500, 2013, Civil Fraud) Adam Zellick is bright and hardworking, and leaves no stone unturned (Legal 500, 2012, Civil Fraud) Adam Zellick is a true asset to a team; procedurally brilliant, and tactically and commercially astute (Legal 500, 2011, Aviation) an outstanding advocate (Legal 500, 2011, Banking and Finance) T he excellent Adam Zellick is highly professional, with expert knowledge in commercial law. (Legal 500, 2011, International Arbitration) Adam Zellick is a very effective junior (Legal 500, 2010, Civil Fraud) Adam Zellick is, without doubt, a star in the making. (Legal 500, 2009, Leading Commercial Sets)

4 Adam Zellick delivers a first-class work product being highly intelligent and incredibly user-friendly. (Legal 500, 2009, Commercial Arbitration) Adam Zellick is very willing, rolls up his sleeves, and is easy to just pick up the phone to. (Legal 500, 2009, Commercial Litigation) Adam Zellick is very analytical, and takes a sensible, realistic view on the way to proceed. (Legal 500, 2009, Civil Fraud) Legal Experts As in past years, Legal Experts 2012 has identified Adam as a Legal Expert in Commercial Litigation, Fraud (asset recovery) and International Commercial Arbitration Legal Week In 2008, Legal Week featured Adam in its top ten Future Stars of the Bar. Legal Week declared He is a match for any silk and identified Adam as tough, technically brilliant and great fun. EDUC AT IO N MA (Cantab) APPO INT MENT S, MEMBERSHIPS, PRIZES Middle Temple: Queen Mother Scholar, 1999 Sachs Prize, 2000 Cambridge University: Squire Scholar, 1997, 1998 Caius College: T app Postgraduate Scholar in Law, 1999 Senior Scholar, 1998 Scholar, 1997 Frere Smith Prize for Law, 1999 Sir William McNair Law Prize, 1997, 1998 Sir William McNair Mooting Prize, 1997 COMBAR LCLCBA South Eastern Circuit

5 BILA British Association for Sport and Law Called to the British Virgin Islands Bar O T HER EXPERIENC E Supervisor in Law, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge ( ) Research Assistant, Law Commission of England and Wales ( ) Vice-Chairman, Burma Justice Committee, 2007 Amicus Curiae (with others) to the United States Supreme Court in the cases of Rasul v Bush, Hamdan v Rumsfeld andboumediene v Bush Author, Bar Council evidence to Parliament on the Constitutional Renewal Bill, 2008 Member, Bar Council Working Group on the Governance of Britain and Constitutional Reform, Instructed by the Bar Council to advise in relation to the creation of the Ministry of Justice, 2007 Occasional lecturer/instructor, College of Law PUBLIC AT IO NS Author, Civil Aviation, Atkin s Court Forms (2006 and 2010) Contributor, Bullen and Leake and Jacob s Precedents of Pleadings (14th edn, Sweet & Maxwell, 2000) Former contributor and law reporter, Civil Procedure Reports ( T he White Book Law Reports, Sweet & Maxwell) Occasional contributor to journals and magazines T he Law of Habeas Corpus T he Civil Aviation section in Atkin s Court Forms LO NDO N Fountain Court Chambers Fountain Court, T emple London EC4Y 9DH chambers@ fountaincourt.co.uk T el: +44 (0 ) Fax: +44 (0 ) DX: 5 LDE SING APO RE 10 Collyer Quay Ocean Financial Centre #40-38 Sing apore T el:

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